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Understanding concepts: What is digital citizenship?

Hapara

It can be hard to balance screen time, wade through disinformation online and stay away from online negativity. That’s why teaching digital citizenship has to be part of our roles as educators. So what is digital citizenship? They need practice with these skills to learn how to think critically.

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Is it Time for a Social Media Awareness Class?

Ask a Tech Teacher

Christian Miraglia, Ask a Tech Teacher contributor, has some great ideas on teaching kids about Social Media Awareness: Over the last decade, there has been pressure in the K-12 learning environment to create classes that address everything from managing your money to various efforts to address cultural inequalities.

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Why Teach Digital Citizenship in 2022

Fractus Learning

If you decide not to tie your shoelaces, you can trip, fall, and hurt yourself. Parents and teachers can teach children and students how to behave online. By teaching the children good digital citizenship, you are keeping your children safe and helping them build an online presence they’ll be proud of…even at the age of 80.

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Which Digital Citizenship Skills Do Students Need Most?

Graphite Blog

Digital citizenship has emerged as a top priority in U.S. In fact, six out of 10 educators are teaching some kind of digital citizenship skill every month. The following three research-based tips offer fresh guidance on how to make your digital citizenship instruction the most relevant and effective it can be: 1.

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Which Digital Citizenship Skills Do Students Need Most?

Graphite Blog

Digital citizenship has emerged as a top priority in U.S. In fact, six out of 10 educators are teaching some kind of digital citizenship skill every month. The following three research-based tips offer fresh guidance on how to make your digital citizenship instruction the most relevant and effective it can be: 1.

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4 Steps towards digital wellness for students

Neo LMS

The media loves sensational tech stories. This type of data can help educators, parents, or policy makers better understand how students interact with technology, particularly how to create a healthy relationship with it. What is digital wellness? The family can be involved. That seems plausible, right?

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Smartphones in the classroom

Ask a Tech Teacher

In my summer digital citizenship classes, the biggest question I get is how to control student cell phone usage. In the presence of a smartphone, children don’t pay attention to the lesson being taught. Instead, they would rather stick their heads into their smartphones and stay glued to social media or texting their friends.